Articles: injury.
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Jan 2015
Multicenter StudyThe risk of pediatric bicycle handlebar injury compared with non-handlebar injury: a retrospective multicenter study in Osaka, Japan.
Bicycle accidents are one of the major causes of unintentional traumatic injury in childhood. The purpose of this study was to examine characteristics and risks of handlebar injury in childhood. ⋯ Handlebar injuries in children have significant potential to cause severe damage to visceral organs, especially those in the abdomen.
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Multicenter Study
Impact of dizziness and obesity on the prevalence of falls and fall-related injuries.
Quantify the relationships between dizziness, falls, and obesity among adults. ⋯ 2b.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
CPR-related injuries after manual or mechanical chest compressions with the LUCAS™ device. A multicentre study of victims after unsuccessful resuscitation.
The reported incidence of injuries due to cardiopulmonary resuscitation using manual chest compressions (manual CPR) varies greatly. Our aim was to elucidate the incidence of CPR-related injuries by manual chest compressions compared to mechanical chest compressions with the LUCAS device (mechanical CPR) in non-survivors after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. ⋯ In patients with unsuccessful CPR after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, rib fractures were more frequent after mechanical CPR but there was no difference in the incidence of sternal fractures. No injury was deemed fatal by the pathologist.
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Critical care medicine · Dec 2014
Multicenter StudyTargeted Temperature Management Processes and Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: An Observational Cohort Study.
Targeted temperature management has been shown to improve survival with good neurological outcome in patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The optimal approach to inducing and maintaining targeted temperature management, however, remains uncertain. The objective of this study was to evaluate these processes of care with survival and neurological function in patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. ⋯ A higher baseline temperature prior to initiation of targeted temperature management and a slower rate of cooling were associated with improved survival and neurological outcomes. This may reflect a complex relationship between the approach to targeted temperature management and the extent of underlying brain injury causing impaired thermoregulation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients.
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Multicenter Study
The injury profile and acute treatment costs of major trauma in older people in New South Wales.
To Describe injury profile and costs of older person trauma in New South Wales; quantify variations with peer group costs; and identify predictors of higher costs. ⋯ Older person trauma attracts greater costs and length of stay. Cost increases with age and injury severity. Hospital financial information and trauma registry data provides accurate cost information that may inform future funding.